Tomohide Ikeya

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Artist’s statement “Control” is concept that lies at the heart of my work. All of us have the desire, consciously or not, to control the environment surrounding us or the conditions affecting us. We dominate and ignore the laws of nature. Thanks to risk analysis and cutting-edge technologies, we believe we can control everything. Where are human beings headed? I came to scuba diving by chance. Since then, I have become infatuated by the charm of the world created by water, the beauty of light and the wide variety of aquatic beings. Water is a substance which is essential to human beings and yet, it never yields to our will. As a photographer, the foundation of my work lies in expressing the concept of “control” through the relationship between humans and water. Before becoming a photographer, I worked as a chef in an Italian restaurant. Every day, I chopped and cooked a lot of dead animals and plants. I then watched people eat them. One life is founded on the sacrifice of many other lives. This led me to think that anything, whether a great product, art or even religion, is, after all, just a human creation. Regardless of how pure it is intended to be, inevitably, it gets contaminated. This is because impurity is a part of humanity. And yet, ironically, this is also what makes everything interesting. My works are the results of calculated hazard. During the creation process, it is essential to rely on calculated control. At the same time, but in opposition, uncontrollable chance is equally important. I believe that only when these two factors are present I can create a work of art truly touch people’s heart. There is a notion that the universe consists of two opposite forces, Yin and Yang. I think control as well as has two facets, which coexist and rule together. Humans have tried to dominate nature. At the same time, humans have the wisdom to live in harmony with nature. Being endowed with this dual approach, how can we improve how we live with nature? How can we strike a better balance? I hope my work will make you reflect on this question.

Concept

Artist’s statement
“Control” is concept that lies at the heart of my work.
All of us have the desire, consciously or not, to control the environment surrounding us or the conditions affecting us.

We dominate and ignore the laws of nature. Thanks to risk analysis and cutting-edge technologies, we believe we can control everything. Where are human beings headed?
I came to scuba diving by chance. Since then, I have become infatuated by the charm of the world created by water, the beauty of light and the wide variety of aquatic beings.
Water is a substance which is essential to human beings and yet, it never yields to our will.

As a photographer, the foundation of my work lies in expressing the concept of “control” through the relationship between humans and water.

Before becoming a photographer, I worked as a chef in an Italian restaurant.
Every day, I chopped and cooked a lot of dead animals and plants. I then watched people eat them.
One life is founded on the sacrifice of many other lives.

This led me to think that anything, whether a great product, art or even religion, is, after all, just a human creation.
Regardless of how pure it is intended to be, inevitably, it gets contaminated.
This is because impurity is a part of humanity.
And yet, ironically, this is also what makes everything interesting.

My works are the results of calculated hazard.
During the creation process, it is essential to rely on calculated control. At the same time, but in opposition, uncontrollable chance is equally important.

I believe that only when these two factors are present I can create a work of art truly touch people’s heart.

There is a notion that the universe consists of two opposite forces, Yin and Yang. I think control as well as has two facets, which coexist and rule together.
Humans have tried to dominate nature.
At the same time, humans have the wisdom to live in harmony with nature.
Being endowed with this dual approach, how can we improve how we live with nature? How can we strike a better balance?
I hope my work will make you reflect on this question.

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Find 6 original artworks & photographers by Tomohide Ikeya. Check out Tomohide Ikeya's profile, artwork prices, exhibition information, and buy art online.

Series

“BREATH”

A series of underwater photographs on the theme of life force. By visualizing breathing underwater, the work questions what is the essence of life.

BREATH #168

USD 1,977.59 Year.2022 w60.00 x h47.50 x d4.00 cm

BREATH #165

USD 2,636.78 Year.2021 w70.00 x h70.00 x d4.00 cm

BREATH #034,2009

USD 5,616.00 Year.2010 w150.00 x h100.00 x d0.40 cm

Series

“MOON”

The moon and the woman who inspired the evolution of life. The work expresses both fear and beauty. Acrylic medium is applied in layers over the print to express the feeling and complexity of the water's surface.

MOON Hana #05

USD 1,647.99 Year.2011 w37.50 x h28.00 x d4.00 cm

MOON Kikka #04

USD 1,647.99 Year.2012 w28.00 x h37.50 x d4.00 cm

MOON C #01

USD 3,295.98 Year.2019 w80.00 x h40.00 x d3.00 cm

Series

“WAVE”

The unique technique of UV printing on a plaster panel, freezing the glass with dry ice, ironing it, and breaking it by temperature difference. The waves are only 5 inches deep. When it lies down, even its existence becomes ambiguous amidst the waves that come and go. The waves wash away everything and make us reconfirm our helplessness. We lose sight of where the boundary between nature and human beings lies. We see a strong force that desires to be separated from nature. It cuts through the life force that burns within humans.

Medium

#Photography

Price Range

USD $5,616 ~ $3,296

Biography

Born in 1974
Born in Odawara, Kanagawa
1992~1999 Worked as a chef in an Italian restaurant
2000-2001 Tokyo College of Photography
2001 Assistant at Caratz
2002 Started working as a freelance photographer